Contract work - Graphic Design, Web Design

Store Operations Manager of both #5010 and #3377. Hiring Manager, Inventory Control, Sales, Customer Service.• Recipient Customer Service Award - 2 years consecutively given (2007, 2008) - District and National Level.• Recruited to take over store #3377 with 5K award. Named "Store of Future" from GameStop corporate.• Responsible for daily store operations including interaction with customers, vendors and corporate offices.• Directly supervised store employees including… Show more Store Operations Manager of both #5010 and #3377. Hiring Manager, Inventory Control, Sales, Customer Service.• Recipient Customer Service Award - 2 years consecutively given (2007, 2008) - District and National Level.• Recruited to take over store #3377 with 5K award. Named "Store of Future" from GameStop corporate.• Responsible for daily store operations including interaction with customers, vendors and corporate offices.• Directly supervised store employees including Assistant Store Managers, Senior Game Advisors.• Hiring and Payroll management duties, including implementation of annual employee performance reviews.• Responsible for performance matrix including measuring weekly performance in customer satisfaction, game reservations, subscriptions to Game Informer, trades, defective product replacement, and GPG insurance. • Responsible for all marketing program implementation at store level.• Actively participated in cyclical inventories for 14 stores within district #277.• Training Manager - Store operations and corporate policies involving Loss Prevention. Show less

•Accepted recruitment and relocation package to Southern California (Licensed Registered Seed Technologist, Seal # 070 Society Commercial Seed Technologists•Directly Managed Largest U.S. Seed Laboratory / 33-Full Time Employees (8+temps)•Assisted World Wide Coordinator in the administration of 2 million dollar departmental budget•Tour Guide for commercial laboratory and greenhouse operations. Established educational link with local school districts including production of plant… Show more •Accepted recruitment and relocation package to Southern California (Licensed Registered Seed Technologist, Seal # 070 Society Commercial Seed Technologists•Directly Managed Largest U.S. Seed Laboratory / 33-Full Time Employees (8+temps)•Assisted World Wide Coordinator in the administration of 2 million dollar departmental budget•Tour Guide for commercial laboratory and greenhouse operations. Established educational link with local school districts including production of plant trays for school science curriculums.•Tertiary duties - Administrative support for department - Advanced Microsoft Office, skills including advanced knowledge of Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint – including advanced Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator skill-set.$100k + annual savings to Seminis 2006 - Personally redesigned Official Seed Certificates to enable sales to country of Turkey and other Middle East countries (worked with International Customer Service and Turkish officials.) $Reduced accident and Workman comp., issues by implementing Departmental Lab and Safety Training Program. Department Safety Captain and trainer. $Developed performance metrics to ensure objective measurement of employee performance - streamlined performance evaluations and increased lab productivity by end of 2006 (production measured at 102% of annual goal.) $Awarded annual merit bonuses every year employed (5-10k each award) for making department goals and ensuring budget targets and training were met. Show less

•Assisted Art Director in design and layout advertising for 7 community newspapers and Fifty Plus Magazine•Design and layout (using Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw 10 and Quark Xpress)Classified Advertising•Production includes scanning and manipulation of digital images•Logo design•Pre-press layout, including consultation with internal editors and outside customers•Design and layout - Times Media, Inc., internal sales documents $Art and Cover Design - Fifty Plus… Show more •Assisted Art Director in design and layout advertising for 7 community newspapers and Fifty Plus Magazine•Design and layout (using Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw 10 and Quark Xpress)Classified Advertising•Production includes scanning and manipulation of digital images•Logo design•Pre-press layout, including consultation with internal editors and outside customers•Design and layout - Times Media, Inc., internal sales documents $Art and Cover Design - Fifty Plus Magazine - Met deadline for launch of new publication / magazine Show less

•Assisted Professor of Digital Imaging, Milton Antrim (Photoshop)•Tutor for additional classes - Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and PageMaker

•Recruited by Sam Cannon (President & CEO) and David Roth to design and build Quality Assurance Seed Laboratory for company.•Licensed Registered Seed Technologist, Seal # 036, Society Commercial Seed Technologists•Managed Seed Laboratory and Quality Assurance Department$Initially provided 15k to design and build starter laboratory - Reduced cost by 15% by providing personal expertise to design customer database computer system.$Built system to track and print out detailed… Show more •Recruited by Sam Cannon (President & CEO) and David Roth to design and build Quality Assurance Seed Laboratory for company.•Licensed Registered Seed Technologist, Seal # 036, Society Commercial Seed Technologists•Managed Seed Laboratory and Quality Assurance Department$Initially provided 15k to design and build starter laboratory - Reduced cost by 15% by providing personal expertise to design customer database computer system.$Built system to track and print out detailed customer lab analysis and increase efficiencies in tracking customer results. Switched from a manual tracking system to a computerized one utilizing Microsoft Access. $Fostered professional relationship with vendors to reduce cost of laboratory supplies and equipment.$Established commercial lab testing services and increased overall company revenues by $23k annually. (+1500 tests @ $15.00 per analysis) Show less

•Managed Seed Laboratory / Quality Assurance - Germination and Physical Purity•Licensed Registered Seed Technologist, Seal # 036 - Society Commercial Seed Technologists•Managed 3 full time employees and occasional temps.•Assisted Production Manager in tracking department budget.Travel, 401K, Bonus+, Expense Account$Designed and Created Lab Database system utilizing DBASE IV - Converted existing manual recording system to computerized one. Saved the company at least 10k… Show more •Managed Seed Laboratory / Quality Assurance - Germination and Physical Purity•Licensed Registered Seed Technologist, Seal # 036 - Society Commercial Seed Technologists•Managed 3 full time employees and occasional temps.•Assisted Production Manager in tracking department budget.Travel, 401K, Bonus+, Expense Account$Designed and Created Lab Database system utilizing DBASE IV - Converted existing manual recording system to computerized one. Saved the company at least 10k in annual productivity costs. Show less

•Boatswain's Mate E3, Legal Yeoman - Office Manager•P.O.D (Plan of the Day) Editor and Writer•Radiation Control Team Leader - Emergency Operations•Honorably Discharged.•Meritorious Awards - Commander TPU Treasure Island - US Navy - For actions during 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake,•Certificate of Appreciation - Commanding Officer USS Bunker Hill (CG-52) for service to Homeport Team (US to Yokosuka Japan)